Official Name: | Otto Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Kankakee County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kankakee |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | December 11, 1855 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 48.53 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 48.21 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.66 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 53.6 |
Elevation M: | 194 |
Elevation Ft: | 636 |
Coordinates: | 41.0392°N -87.9156°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60901, 60922, 60941 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-091-57017 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 2505 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States., its population was 2,582 and it contained 937 housing units.[2] It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11, 1857.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.34%) is land and (or 0.66%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Barnett and Saint James.
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Bill Surprenant, a Township Clerk, James White, and a Highway Commissioner, Barry Painter. The Township Supervisor is Douglas Enz. The Township Office is located at 860 East 4000 South Road, Kankakee, IL 60901.